#998b98

Color #998b98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#998b98

RGB

rgb(153, 139, 152)

HSL

hsl(304.3, 6.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.3, 9.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 0.7%, 40%)

LAB

lab(59.44, 7.67, -4.99)

LCH

lch(59.44, 9.15, 326.95)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0251, 328.21)

HWB

hwb(304.3, 54.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b998c

Analogous

#938b99

#998b98

#998b91

Triadic

#998b98

#98998b

#8b9899

Split-complementary

#998b98

#91998b

#8b9993

Tetradic

#998b98

#998c8b

#8b998c

#8b9899

Square

#998b98

#99938b

#8b998c

#8b9199

Shades

Color #998b98 mixed toward black.

#827280

#685b67

#4e444d

#342e33

#1a171a

Tints

Color #998b98 mixed toward white.

#aa9ea9

#bbb2ba

#ccc5cc

#ddd8dd

#eeecee

Tones

Color #998b98 mixed toward gray.

#988c97

#978d96

#968f95

#949094

#939193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939395 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#949594 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#989392 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998b98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998b98]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#998b98 (#998b98) is rgb(153, 139, 152) in RGB.

No, #998b98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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